Dinty Moore Meals, Bigbowls Scalloped Potatoes & Ham
Dinty Moore Meals, Bigbowls Scalloped Potatoes & Ham by Hormel has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 2 out of 5, 2.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.
- Safety score 2.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
How This Score Is Built
Dinty Moore Meals, Bigbowls Scalloped Potatoes & Ham draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient is scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.
Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.
Where Dinty Moore Meals, Bigbowls Scalloped Potatoes & Ham sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
2 Top 100% in the bottom 1% of 58,710 scored products
Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value
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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07
- Monosodium Glutamate - Safety score: 2/5
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
Water, rehydrated potatoes, ham (cured with salt, water, sodium nitrite), modified cornstarch, bacon (cured with water, salt, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, may also contain smoke flavoring, sugar, dextrose, brown sugar, sodium phosphate, potassium chloride, flavoring), butter, pasteurized process american cheese (american cheese [milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes], water, sodium phosphate, cream, salt, lactic acid), milk protein concentrate, monosodium glutamate, flavoring, spices
Product Details
- Brand
- Hormel
- Barcode
- 0037600512602
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does Dinty Moore Meals, Bigbowls Scalloped Potatoes & Ham's safety score compare to other products?
With an average ingredient safety score of 2/5, Dinty Moore Meals, Bigbowls Scalloped Potatoes & Ham sits behind 100% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 2.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What does a 2/5 ingredient safety score mean?
Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Dinty Moore Meals, Bigbowls Scalloped Potatoes & Ham's 2/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Caution tier.
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